Alex Jones and Antigovernment "Patriot" Groups
Region: United States
This past week, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released their annual spring report on Hate and Extremist groups in the United States. While “hate groups” have essentially leveled off, white supremacists... more
Views: 1665July 2012 Recognition Award Winner: California Votes to End Death Penalty
Region: United States
Last week, the attorney for convicted murderer Scott Peterson filed a thick packet of legal briefs calling for an appeal of his death sentence. For many, the heinous killing of Peterson’s wife Laci and unborn child m... more
Views: 1765ACLU and Muslim group sue FBI
Region: United StatesAn informant working for the Federal Bureau of Investigation was directed to infiltrate a mosque and violated the constitutional rights of the worshiping Muslims conducting s... more
Views: 1277Court Set to Hear EFF, ACLU Arguments to Vacate Subpoena for Twitter Accounts Connected to WikiLeaks
Region: United Statesby Matthew L. Schafer Note: This article originally appeared at the media website LWR. On February 8, the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia unsealed motions made by the Electronic Frontier Foundation ... more
Views: 1755Surveillance Cameras Popular But Not Necessarily Effective
Region: United States
Seattle officials this month approved $400,000 for installing surveillance cameras in city parks, and the police chief in Austin has called for round-the-clock camera surveillance throughout the city by year’s end. ... more
Views: 1211Libertarian Party Getting New Presidential Hopeful in Bob Barr
Region: District of Columbia
Former Republican Congressman Bob Barr of Georgia yesterday gave his official announcement that he will run for the Presidency on the Libertarian ticket. The 59-year-old Barr served as a Republican Congressman from ... more
Views: 1820Federal Judge Rules Bible Handouts At Public Schools Violates First Amendment
Region: United States
US District Judge Carl J. Barbier, in New Orleans, Louisiana, issued a ruling in the favor of the Louisiana branch of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) as it filed a suit against the Tangipahoa Parish School Board.... more
Views: 1727Village Voice Drops Nat Hentoff, Bill of Rights Journalist
Region: United StatesA sad day has come for New Yorkers and others dedicated to the Bill of Rights to the United States Constitution. Nat Hentoff has written his last column for the Village Voice. Like other print newspapers, the V... more
Views: 2239ACLU Puts Its Two Cents Into The Case of Children Taken From FLDS Compound
Region: United StatesAccording to the American Civil Liberties Union’s (ACLU) Texas branch, the 416 children might have had their fundamental rights violated. On the night of Friday, April 18, Judge Barbara Walther ruled that the 416 chi... more
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